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This guidance explains what liability orders are in child maintenance cases and how to pay them.
See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use
The Child Maintenance Service usually follows 6 steps to work out the…
You can ask the Child Maintenance Service to take other income and…
The amount you pay or receive in child maintenance can change when: your…
How to set up or manage a child maintenance arrangement, including what to do if a parent does not pay, how to contact the Child Maintenance Service, and signing in to your account.
Child maintenance covers how your child’s living costs will be paid when…
Your child needs to be under 16 - or under 20 if they are in approved…
You can either arrange child maintenance: privately between parents, if…
Payments can be arranged: privately between parents, if both parents agree…
Sign in to your Child Maintenance Service account to: report a change in…
If you or the other parent in your child maintenance case denies that…
There are some changes you must tell the Child Maintenance Service about…
You can contact the Child Maintenance Service through your online account.…
Make a complaint Follow the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)…
You can make a private arrangement with your child’s other parent about…
Child maintenance stops on 31 August on or after your child’s 16th…
What you must do by law with a deductions from earnings order (DEO or AEO) to make child maintenance deductions from your employee's pay.
You might be able to get Income Tax back or pay less tax if you make maintenance payments to an ex-spouse or civil partner.
Find examples to help landlords avoid common mistakes when working out and reporting income and profit from renting out a property.
This information sheet tells you how to apply the correct liability to domestic service charges from 1 November 2018.
Buy your rented home through the Right to Shared Ownership scheme: who can apply, how to apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares, repairing and selling your home.
What happens when the Environment Agency stops maintaining a flood or coastal erosion defence, how to challenge the decision and how to manage your risk afterwards.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the maintenance of weatherproof traditional farm buildings option.
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